Monthly Archives: January 2009

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has announced a 7.3% reduction in its revenue forecast for the Financial Year 2008 (From April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009) from Yen ¥2,050.0bn to ¥1,900.0bn, making the predicted revenue less than the ¥1,945.6bn posted for 2007. Read More »

There are warning signs of tough times ahead for DP World, involving a review of expansion plans that could see the development of the London Gateway and Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 container port projects being delayed, along with 11 other similar developments. Read More »

The Port of Tacoma saw its container volumes fall by 3.3% to 1.86m teu during 2008 compared to 1.92m teu in 2007, reflecting the global economic conditions and its effects on US consumer demand and shipping. Read More »

A web-based GPRS system, known as ‘TracKing’, offering temperature management to ensure top product quality delivery to customers has been launched by Thermo King as an option with its refrigeration units. Read More »

Patrick Daher, chairman and managing director of the Daher industrial group, has been elected chairman at the first meeting of the new 17-member supervisory board at the port of Marseilles Fos. Read More »

Total 2008 cargo throughput at the port of Marseilles Fos finished on 96m tonnes – just 0.3% down on 2007 despite the impact of first-half industrial action over French port reforms and a second-half slowdown due to the world economic crisis. Read More »